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In a major break from tradition, athletes at the Olympic Games this year can use free phones to snap their golden moment.

In just one week, the South Australian cameras had detected as many drivers as police on the side of the road would see in an entire year.

Yeah, nah thanks - scammers are trying to mimic Australian slang to trick phone users, Telstra reckons.

A new online tool will help you figure out if you need to upgrade your phone before the networks close.

One driver was snapped steering the car with their pinky finger while another was photographed with their dog on their lap.

The tech giant has announced a raft of changes to its iOS operating system which operates on all iPhones and will be updated later this year.

Our phones are a big part of our lives but how much do we really know about them?

It's been a feature of phone coverage for decades, but in the coming months all of Australia's 3G networks will have been switched off.

Australia's largest mobile network provider Telstra has announced today they will delay the shutdown of their 3G Network by two months.

Thousands of Telstra customers across Australia are currently unable to make calls or access the internet due to a nationwide outage.

When the Federal Minister for Communications calls the big three mobile networks together to discuss the 3G shutdown, you know there's a problem.

The federal government has called on major telcos to address the concerns to make the upcoming shutdown safer.

Australians relying on Vodafone for their mobile phone coverage have been hit by an outage, with thousands of customers complaining of issues including being unable to send texts or make calls.

The details of almost 200,000 customers were not uploaded to a national database used in critical situations such as bushfires.

A Melbourne pensioner has been left disconnected and facing a hefty bill after a failed NBN installation more than two weeks ago.

Google has announced two new AI tools that it says will make searching for things online "radically more helpful".

We put Oppo's cameras to the test against the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

It comes amid allegations a Brisbane childcare worker filmed himself sexually assaulting young girls in his care.

A family of four could save up to $840 per year by switching from a big brand family plan to individual plans by smaller SIM providers.

Telstra has been fined $3 million and paid out millions more in refunds after charging thousands of customers for internet connections that were no longer active.

Australians are being reminded to remain vigilant about suspicious phone calls and SMS in the lead-up to Christmas.

The penalty followed a $2.5 million fine dished out in 2021 when an ACMA investigation first uncovered nearly 850,000 times the carrier failed to comply with its obligations.

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is gone, but the telco's problems haven't followed her out the door.

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has dodged questions over her future while facing a Senate inquiry into the failure that left millions without mobile or broadband for almost 14 hours.

The Aussie billionaire says compensation claims are 'out of control' and it would be 'a tragedy' for a CEO to roll over last week's outage.

A software update gone wrong has been revealed as the cause of last week's massive Optus outage, but not everyone's convinced by the telco's explanation.

Tech expert Trevor Long has warned similar outages would continue to happen despite government efforts.

After millions of Australians were hit hard by the massive Optus outage, the telco has announced it will offer a bonus 200GB of data as compensation for the 13-hour downtime.

Authorities have sounded the alarm about a text message scam preying on Optus customers hoping for compensation for yesterday's 13-hour network outage.

One telco has seen its business quadruple overnight after Optus' mass outage left 10 million Australians scrambling.

The telco has so far been unable to explain the cause of the outage that hit 10 million Australians.

The telco said it started pushing out a fix about lunchtime but the issue wasn't fully resolved until after 5.30pm.

Here's a round-up of what's been affected, and what they've had to say.

Designed to work in tune with the company's $5 a day roaming option, Vodafone's new in-flight roaming allows you to turn your phone off flight or airplane mode when you reach cruising altitude.

The Finnish company, one of the world's main suppliers of high-speed 5G wireless networks, said it's trying "to navigate the current market uncertainty" as higher interest rates take a toll.

From today onwards, students will be told to hand their phones in at the start of the day.

The US company said it was working on an update to the iOS17 system that powers the iPhone 15 lineup to prevent the devices from becoming uncomfortably hot and is working with apps that are running in ways "causing them to overload the system."

The iPhone 15 is available this Friday. Here's our hands-on review of what Apple's changed for 2023.

Why is it that a company like Apple can attract so much attention to a simple product launch?

The iPhone 15 could appeal to the widest audience of iPhone owners in many years.

Apple announced the date for their next product showcase event, to be held at their corporate headquarters where it's expected the next iPhone will be announced.

Detectives are appealing for help to find a phone thrown from Tatiana Dokhotaru's unit.

"This is not how we operate and we are reviewing our processes to ensure this isn't repeated," a spokesperson said.

Foxtel, Telstra and Optus are among those threatened with up to $250K fines for not protecting customers struggling to pay bills.

Over 150,000 users reported issues with loading the app and messages not sending.

Jason Baldwin and his wife Jackie were heading out to dinner when they received an alert on their Goodsam app. Twenty seconds later, they were saving a life.

The introduction of Express Mode, available on all devices with Apple Pay, is about to speed up catching public transport, eliminating the need for travellers open their phones at all when boarding or disembarking.

New data reveals the most popular public payphones in Australia, with their location providing a hint to why.

Growing numbers of Australians are choosing to go back to basics with their mobile phone.

A popular US music label is bringing its trademark show to Australia for the first time, and punters who want to attend have to be aware of one clear rule - no phones.